Putnam County Preps

Three Princeton wrestlers won their brackets Saturday in Iowa, the Princeton girls basketball team placed XXXX in the Ottawa tournament and more basketball, wrestling and swimming results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

La Salle-Peru's Andy Medina, Princeton's Cade Odell and Amboy's Quinn Leffleman were selected for the Shrine Game and more in the NewsTribune sports briefs.

The Mendota wrestling team split a pair of duals along with basketball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup

Putnam County grad Maggie Richetta was one of four players from Sauk Valley Community College named to the Arrowhead All-Conference volleyball team for 2024.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team won at the Ottawa Holiday Tournament and more basketball and bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede girls basketball team won its fourth Tri-County game in a row, the Earlville boys earned their first win of the season and more basketball and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley defeated Putnam County 65-35 for 11th place, St. Bede lost to IVC 66-55 for 10th place, Princeton fell to Mendota 58-56 in the seventh-place game and Hall lost to Kewanee 54-43 in the fifth-place.

An update of the 50th annual Hall Colmone Classic for Saturday, Dec. 14 featuring boys basketball teams from Bureau Valley, Eureka, Fieldcrest, Hall, IVC, Kewanee, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, Rock Falls, St. Bede

An update of the 50th annual Hall Colmone Classic for Friday, Dec. 13 featuring boys basketball teams from Bureau Valley, Eureka, Fieldcrest, Hall, IVC, Kewanee, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, Rock Falls, St. Bede

An update of the 50th annual Hall Colmone Classic for Thursday, Dec. 12 featuring boys basketball teams from Bureau Valley, Eureka, Fieldcrest, Hall, IVC, Kewanee, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, Rock Falls, St. Bede

Illinois Valley Central defeated Putnam County 62-36 during the 50th annual Colmone Classic on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at Hall High School.

An update of the 50th annual Hall Colmone Classic for Wednesday, Dec. 11 featuring boys basketball teams from Bureau Valley, Eureka, Fieldcrest, Hall, IVC, Kewanee, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, Rock Falls, St. Bede

The La Salle-Peru boys swimming co-op returns several strong swimmers from last year's team that placed fourth in the sectional.

An update of the 50th annual Hall Colmone Classic for Tuesday, Dec. 10 featuring boys basketball teams from Bureau Valley, Eureka, Fieldcrest, Hall, IVC, Kewanee, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, Rock Falls, St. Bede

A look at the top volleyball players in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.

Featuring area girls bowling and girls basketball

Rock Falls beat Putnam County 76-43 during the 50th annual Colmone Classic on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 at Hall High School.

An update of the 50th annual Hall Colmone Classic for Monday, Dec. 9 featuring boys basketball teams from Bureau Valley, Eureka, Fieldcrest, Hall, IVC, Kewanee, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, Rock Falls, St. Bede

A look at opening night games at the 50th Annual Colmone Classic, featuring Princeton, Bureau Valley, Hall, St. Bede, L-P and Putnam County.

Ed Lorton led eight Fieldcrest scorers with 19 points while Kash Klendworth had 13 points and Layten Gerdes added 11. Princeton's Jordan Reinhardt hits game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer

Featuring St. Bede bowling and girls basketball games for Hall, Princeton, Henry, St. Bede, Earlville and Mendota

The Pumas (22-2) advance to the Indian Creek Sectional to face Wethersfield (16-4) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

The Hall girls basketball team beat Mendota by one, plus more basketball and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team won in Rock Falls, L-P's Nick Olivero scored 41 points in a win over Plano and more basketball results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Putnam County-Hall, Mendota and Princeton wrestling teams for the 2024-25 season.

The IVCC men's basketball team lost and more basketball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Putnam County and Bureau Valley girls basketball teams earned nonconference wins and more basketball and bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota boys basketball team opened the season with a win in the Oregon tournament and more basketball and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here are the award winners from the Putnam County High School awards night for the 2024 volleyball season.

The Fieldcrest girls basketball team placed fifth in the Irish-Falcon Thanksgiving Tournament and more basketball results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, LaMoille, DePue, Earlville, Fieldcrest and Henry-Senachwine boys basketball teams entering the 2024-25 season.

The St. Bede girls basketball team earned its first win of the season and more basketball and bowling results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Putnam County wins a tight one over Henry-Senachwine, plus more scores from around the area.

The Hall and Princeton girls basketball teams won Tuesday to win their pools in the Princeton Holiday Tournament.

A look at the Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Earlville, Fieldcrest and Henry-Senachwine girls basketball teams.

Henry-Senachwine seniors Lauren Harbison and Kaitlyn Anderson were named All-State Second Team, the Three Rivers, Tri-County and Little Ten released their all-conference volleyball teams and the Three Rivers announced its all-conference soccer.

A look at the best boys golfers in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.

The St. Bede and Henry-Senachwine volleyball teams won regional semifinals Wednesday and will meet for the Class 1A St. Bede Regional title on Thursday.

The St. Bede and Putnam County volleyball teams won in the 1A St. Bede Regional, and more volleyball and swimming results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

L-P freshman quarterback Marion Persich progressed through the season, St. Bede learned life lessons, Bureau Valley senior Elijah Endress went out with a bang and more in the NewsTribune football notebook.

Hall-Putnam County ended the season 2-7 after a loss to Rockridge on Friday.

The La Salle-Peru volleyball team beat Rochelle to secure at least a share of the Interstate 8 Conference title, and more volleyball and swimming results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P co-op swimming team dominated the Morrison Invite along with volleyball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Hall senior Landen Plym placed 13th in the Class 1A state tournament and more golf, soccer, cross country, swimming and volleyball results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Five NewsTribune area golfers made the cut at state along with soccer and football results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Aiden Redcliff ran for 200 yards and four touchdowns and Hall-Putnam County hung on for a 35-32 win over RIverdale on Friday

The DePue-Hall boys soccer team won its regional opener and more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Henry-Senachwine volleyball team advanced to the Tri-County Conference Tournament semifinals with a win over Midland and more volleyball, cross country and tennis in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The IHSA recently released the seeds and pairings for the upcoming volleyball and boys soccer postseasons. Here’s a look at where all the teams in the NewsTribune area are headed.

The St. Bede volleyball team beat Henry and more volleyball, soccer, tennis and cross country results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.